Antenna Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)
Internship $32 / two weeksJob Overview
As an Antenna Engineering Intern at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to support design, test, and integration of antenna systems for spacecraft communication systems and GNSS receivers. You will work with antenna engineers, RF engineers, avionics electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to develop performant and maintainable solutions. Your contributions will range from scripting for early antenna design to integration testing to supporting antennas at the vehicle level.
NOTE: this role requires a full-time presence in our Redondo Beach facility
NOTE: this role requires a full-time presence in our Redondo Beach facility
Responsibilities
- Perform antenna testing using test chambers and analyze test data
- Analyze real-world performance of antennas, debug antenna issues on completed vehicles, and investigate methods to improve vehicle radiated performance
- Support RF and avionics teams by performing EM simulations of PCBs and other vehicle structures for desense analysis, co-existence simulations, and transmission loss
- Contribute to design of antennas for Impulse’s future vehicles
- Work closely with RF engineers and mechanical engineers to integrate antenna designs into RF front ends and vehicle structures
- Design mechanical antenna support structures including mounting fixtures, hats, and other test systems
Minimum Qualifications
- In progress Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related
- 1+ year experience in antenna, RF, or electrical hardware design, bringup, and test, including lab work and university projects
- Experience writing Python, MATLAB, or another scripting tool
- Familiarity with electromagnetic concepts such as impedance matching, s-parameters, microwave network analysis, and power handling